In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Brewery In Preston
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Old Wadena
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moving Old Hibbing
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Florence Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City